William hachenberg



`WiLLiAM HAGHENBERG', or if/Hrrs rie-EON,l MICHIGAN;

Letters Patent No. v79,068, dated ime 2 3, 1868.

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.TO ALLWHOM IT MAY CONCERN;

Be it known 'that I, WILLIAM` HAGBENBERG, of White' Pigeon, in theV county of St. Joseph, and State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Improvement in a Washing-Machine; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use th'esame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a top view of my machin'e.

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the same, taken through the line :v as, tig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. 4 1

My invention has forits object te improve the construction of washing-machines, so as to make them more convenient and effective in operation; and it consists in the construction and combination of the v arious'part's, as hereinafter more fully described.

A is the box or tub of the machine, the side walls al of`which are vertical, and the endwalls a2 of which incline inward, so that the said box may be shorter at its bottom than at its top, asshown in iig. 2.v

B vare timbers, the bottoms of Vwhich are so formed as to 'lit into the angles orcorners formed bythe inter section ofthe bottom, a3, and inclined end walls a?, with the vertical side walls al of the box A.. The upper sides Yoi' the timbers B are curved or hollowed out into the form of a semicircle, as shown in fig, 1.

Along the curved sides ofthe timbers B are pivoted the journals ofthe rollers C, in the ar'cof a'circle, and in such a way that a narrow space may be left betweenthe said rollers for the free passage of the water.`

D are inclined aprons, extending from the upper rollers C to the ends ofthe box A, as show nin iig. 2, for

y convenience in putting in and taking o ut the clothes, and to guard against said clothes dropping down between the rollers C and the end boards or Walls a2 of the box A.

E is the rubber, which is made in the shape of a half cylinder, andi-which is formed by attaching' cleats or bars el to the curvedl edges of the s'emicircular end blocks e2. l

The cleats eI prefer to'make in about the shape shown in fig. 2, as taking a betterhold upon the clothes.

ea is the shaft of the rubber, which is securely attached to the semicircular end blocks e?, and to the ends of which are attached lthe journals or piiroting-pins'e, upon which the said rubber works. in hg. 1.

The journals e4 and shaft e3 are placed below the centres of the circles, of which the end blocks ez'are segments, so thatwhen the said rubber is rocked its sides may bear harder upon theclothes than its lower or middle part.

To the centre of the shaft e3 isY rigidlyattached a vertical arm, F, the upper part of which is slottedto receive the end of the connecting-rod G, which is pivoted to it by a pin passing through it, and through one or the other of the holes formed through the slotted part of the arm F, so that the throw of the rubber E may be regulated, as desired. l

The outer end of the connectingrod G is pivoted tothe lever H, the lower end of `which is pivoted to the outer end ofthe a`r1n I, attached to and projecting from the end of the box or tub A.

By this construction the rubber E is operated to rub the clothes, by moving the upper end oi' the lever H back and forth.` y i l If desired, the outer end of theonnectingfrod G may be pivoted vto the crank ot a crankshaft, to one end of whicha hand-crank is attached, and to the other end of which is attached a balance-wheel.

J is la shaft, fwhich is pivoted ,to the side walls al ofthe b'oxA, nearone end of said box, and to which are attached two parallel arms or bars K, which pass down between the'ends of` the rubber E and the side walls of the box -A, resting upon the journals or pivoting-pins e of said rubber E.

The journals enter and work in vertical grooves formed ,in the inner sides of the side walls al, as shown To one of the projecting ends oflthefshaft J is attached one end of a spring-lever, so thaty by bearing down upon the said spring-lever L the bars K may be pressed down upon the journals e, pressing' the rubber E down upon the clothes with any desired force.

- M is a, toothed rack, attached tothe side ol' the bok A, the teeth ofl which take holdl oi' the spring-lever L,

v lholding itsecurely in place, when adjusted to gi've the desired pressure,A

I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patentey l The combination of the. curved sides B, bearing the iollers @segmental rubber E, whose journals e4 :ite

hung in 'vertical slots, slotted bar F5 connecting-bar G,'leverl1andle H, shelf I, shaft J, bars K, and springlever L, lall arranged as described for the purpose specified. Y

' WILLIAM HACH-ENBERG.

v Witnesses a' l J.A M. Gmee,

J P. HACHENBERG. 

